Real Wired Vas Narrative 1

[Virginiageneral]

I'm about to make a purchase on one of these. Any thoughts or feedback? Pros/cons? Narrative one is now owned by exact bid, not sure if that so good or bad. I can't tell if the real wired comp database runs cloud based or on your PC. With that being said is anyone using software I didn't mention that they really like?

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

I don't want any software I have to run from cloud or save to cloud. That's why I've not updated from Adobe acrobat 10.

 

[KHS445]

My partner and I have used N1 and its predecessor for a number of years. N1 always responded quickly to our questions or problems. Have not had much interaction with them since the sale to Exact Bid.

 

[Virginiageneral]

Thanks for your feedback. I'm just trying to maximize my organization and time. I could probably put together a decent excel/word format and just have comps unorganized everywhere, but I think I'd sink fast with a system like that. My concern is data security, accessibility, and then if one of these companies goes out of business or just shuts down, what happens to all of those hours of data. I'd like to have my data stored on my machine and backed up to a secure vault.

 

[Michael P Jacobs MAI]

Thanks for your feedback. I'm just trying to maximize my organization and time. I could probably put together a decent excel/word format and just have comps unorganized everywhere, but I think I'd sink fast with a system like that. My concern is data security, accessibility, and then if one of these companies goes out of business or just shuts down, what happens to all of those hours of data. I'd like to have my data stored on my machine and backed up to a secure vault.

I like N1 and feel that they will the the most reliable into the future as our appraisal consumers begin to data-mine our reports through the fields within the software.

 

[Virginiageneral]

I like N1 and feel that they will the the most reliable into the future as our appraisal consumers begin to data-mine our reports through the fields within the software.

Thanks for the feedback Michael. I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you state that the appraisal consumers data-mine the reports through the fields in the software?

 

[Zephyr999]

N1 has a feature to export the database/comps .. not sure if others do

 

[PL1957]

Thanks for the feedback Michael. I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you state that the appraisal consumers data-mine the reports through the fields in the software?

ExactBid (who owns both RIMS and N1) has started offering a push/pull feature where the N1 report can be prepopulated with info from the lender, and the lender can also get info automatically extracted from a report prepared using N1. Not sure how this works regarding report security, since we don't use N1. I have a lender client who made their vendor panel aware of this "feature".

 

[hastalavista]

I use N1. Have always had a good experience with their service/support before their sale to ExactBid and it continues after.

All off the shelf products have their strengths/weaknesses. I suppose I could build my own program but I'm fine using their product and customizing it to my needs.

PL- Didn't know about that additional feature. Thanks!

 

[Virginiageneral]

ExactBid (who owns both RIMS and N1) has started offering a push/pull feature where the N1 report can be prepopulated with info from the lender, and the lender can also get info automatically extracted from a report prepared using N1. Not sure how this works regarding report security, since we don't use N1. I have a lender client who made their vendor panel aware of this "feature".

So they can grab the sections they want and not read the Area Analysis! Only kidding.